Dont know why you say good bye... I say hello

The Young Fam 5 made the trip... yet again, up north to see our wonderful friends and family.. we did miss some (Long Fam I swear next time!!!)

We planned the trip so we could be in town for our family's christmas gift exchange (which was so great.. our family is soooo the best gift givers ever!! thanks everyone!!) and for  Heather's birthday party- we were so glad we could make it! It was filled with 8th grade dance decorations, wonderful food, lots of laughing and don't forget the Dancing!!! ahh soo much dancing!

River showed us moves we have never seen a almost two year old do... that boys got rhythm... plus he was wearing an early b-day present from his auntie.. The Cutest Hat Ever!!! thanks H:)

Happy Birthday Heather xoxo 

Our week was packed with visits!

We had a super fun play date & dance party with our friends Kristen and Sophia thanks for having us over! I am bummed I didnt get any pics! :(

We also got to catch up with  The Denton Girls! 

we had so much fun .. but it just makes me miss them!  

We stopped by a super bowl party at our friend Matt's house.. where we heard the announcement of his and Mandy's engagement! Congrats you two!!!! Sorry we had to jet out so quickly after! We are so happy for you!!

*I want to say how much we miss the Hurley fam too... I left ur house seriously bummed.. we miss you guys soooooooo very much!!

And Hey Aly your new house is so cute, your dog is so cute and  you are so cute... I love you and miss you so!

At the end of our Trip we headed to San Francisco to see a couple friends. 

We met up with my girlfriend Adrienne who lives in the most amazing building in North Beach! If your gonna live in SF I swear this is the place:) 

how did Andy Warhol get in the pic?!

   This is the view from her roof, the building in the right corner is owned by Frances Ford Coppola!                                                    

        
     

                

This bookstore is right across the street and was full of  Beatnik history!

The boys were so good all day... no crying or whining  we were amazed!!

We stopped by Coit Tower the view was awesome! 

River was not feeling the elevator operater and gave him the evil eye the whole way down the tower:)

Around the corner from her house is China Town and they were getting ready for Chinese New Year so everything was all decorated so cool

                                                                                                                                

                                                             Shark Fin's!! sooo gross!

Then later after saying goodbye to Adrienne... we said hello to Kim!

I hadn't seen Kim since we moved so I was soooo happy!!

After a yummy dinner filled with the screeching  sounds of River's melt down ( I couldn't blame him we had been going since 10:30 am!) we walked by this pirate store that contained THE costume Max wore in the movie Where The Wild Things are.. we are huge fans so it was super cool for us!

And River eventually gave up:)

We headed back to Santa cruz for the night then left for So Cal the next day... the drive went well my kids are used to it by now:) Hope to see you  Nor Cal folks again soon xoxo

Party Time.. Excellent

Happy New Years Everyone!!

We had a very eventful night with the boys at home:) since we didn't have a baby sitter... we decided to have a house dance party. We got all dressed up and pushed the furniture back and made all sorts of yummy snacks. The kids thought is was so fun that we had "hors devours" for dinner and got to drink cider out of fancy glasses:) we dance from 6 til really late... like 9PM :) River was passed out and the boys were in there jammies by ten. I promised they could stay up but both were out by 11:30 ... as was I:) we are party animals!

And we all know when the cheese ball is gone the party is OVER!

The Youngs wish everyone a healthy and happy new year and a shout out to my pal Jig who has to share is birthday with new years day... happy birthday buddy:)

Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas ya'll!

The Young Family Five headed up to Tahoe after much debate... we were not looking forward to the 9 hour drive with the boys. Of course... we are so glad we went... we had so much fun.

We got in late at night and saw these little guys... they were just welcoming us I guess:) River was diggin 'em and barking at them. We tried to tell him there weren't dogs but he didn't seem to care.

and once we got settled the grandparents presented this... we might be the last people on earth without one! The kids were just a "little" excited :)

And when we woke we saw this:)

This a view from the back yard... u can see where that fire was a few years ago:(

Nana set up all the kids with ginger bread house kits... River did the best job... he just ate everyones candy

Alec.. he is getting soo big!

That night was Jeremy and my anniversary... yep two days before christmas... dont even ask.. we eloped:) Nana baby sat and we were free for the night! yay!

We introduce River to snow. He loved it and ate it and got so cold and wanted to leave it:)

Auntie Nicole and perfect puppy Hanna!

The big boys meaning Jeremy and Uncle Phil built a sledding hill in the back yard but of course it wasn't just a sledding hill... the boys were riding on wheel-less skate boards down ...

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner at my parents house then off to Nicole's before Santa gets there:)

Hooray! Santa did come even though we were all on the naughty list!


I was hoping for a better shot but this is what they look like in the morning:)

Baby loves his Uncle Phil and Hanna

After a great morning it was a wonderful christmas dinner ... My grandma joined us I didn't get a pics but we were so excited she came! We love you Grandma Sandy!

Nicole and phil are the best hosts ever!

Thanks Nana and Papa for taking such good care of us and talking us into coming... it was exactly where we needed to be;)